Gentlemen, I'm curious as to the concensus between Kick-eez and Decelerator recoil pads. My few McMillans have Decelerators, or private label pads that appear identical. However, I had one gentlemen who builds heavies as a side line say that the KICK EEZ pad is superior to the industry stand Decelerator. I've read about the space age sorbothane, however, I've yet to hear any comparisons. Your thoughts would be greatly appreciated. Thank you, Matt.
Posts: 525 | Location: Virginia | Registered: 26 January 2001
This was thrashed out a couple of weeks ago on this board so you might look through the archives but my personal opinion is the Kick-eeze hands-down. This is based on my personal experience of trying and installing numerous of both pads mentioned on sporting clays gunds where we can often shoot 200-300 rounds in a day. The decelerator outsells the Kick-eeze but I have never figured out why. I have yet to have one give me any sort of problem at all and now I put them on my rifles as well. The Magnum series is my favorite.
Posts: 896 | Location: Austin,TX USA | Registered: 23 January 2001
Kick EEZ is softer, and is available in thicker pads. Works well, but is not as durable as the Decelerator. If you use the rifle in tough country, rocky slopes, etc, and rest the butt often on not too forgiving material, or do much stalking on your hands & knees, the Kick EEZ will get downright ugly. I have seen 'em with chunks torn out. But, for most guys that do not subject the rifle to abuse, the Kick EEZ is OK. I have a Kick EEZ on my 7 lb 338 Win and love it.
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Posts: 1055 | Location: Real Sasquatch Country!!! I Seen 'Em! | Registered: 16 January 2001
I quite using them for the reason John Ricks, said....I was getting them back with big chunks out of them....So now I use the decelerators exclusively....
I like the Kick-eeze on my Trap and Skeet guns but don't really care for them when I shoot Sporting Clays as they seem to run to catch on my vest as I mount the gun. The material they are made of seems more "grabby" than the Decelerator pad. I use the Decelerator on my ltwt .375.
Ray...I would have thought a guy so tough he wears his cloting out from the inside would use a pad imbedded with nails.
Posts: 4360 | Location: Sunny Southern California | Registered: 22 May 2002
The Kick-eez is definitely a softer, better recoil absorbing pad. I have them on my magnums and decelerators on my medium guns. Rick hit it exactly on the head, with rough abuse, the Kickeez will chunk, but for heavy boomers, they are the best pad. Flinch
I too got tired of losing chunks from the Kick-eez pads after two tries with them. They do soften recoil a bit better than an equal thickness of Decelerator, but they are just too delicate and tacky textured for my use. Decelerators are my choice, FWIW&IMHO.
Another comment, yep, they are grabby. I would not use one on a "real" DGR, to big a chance of it snagging on that expensive Safari Jacket at the moment of truth. My mentioned 338 is for peeking over ridges at Elk, so there is plenty of time to wiggle into the stock.
Posts: 1055 | Location: Real Sasquatch Country!!! I Seen 'Em! | Registered: 16 January 2001
I have leather covered some of the kick-eeze pads and that works...Freeze them before you cover them...they are the pits to leather cover, but it saves chunking and they slide on and off the shoulder beatifully....
Ray Could you tell us a bit more about hjow you do the leather covering? I bet that would be a great mix- high tech with old time leather appearance. Thanks
Posts: 3082 | Location: Pemberton BC Canada | Registered: 08 March 2001
I promised myself I would not get into this thread again. So what ever I get I probably deserve.
John Ricks, Kick-eez markets a product called Slick-eez. You paint it on the upper 1/4 of the pad. It dries very slick yet it is flexible and will not crack. The sporting clays guys have me use it all the time. I use it on a lot of my hunting guns.
Gatehouse, gunsmiths are supposed to be sworn to secrecy on the trick to doing a good job of leather covering a kick pad but I don't mind letting the cat out of the bag. To get leather that stretches and conforms good enough for this kind of job you use bull scrotums. Right Ray?
Posts: 1551 | Location: North Texas | Registered: 11 February 2001
